The effect of peer attachment on sexual adjustment in high school stu-dents:The chain mediating role of school belonging and self-esteem
Objective To investigate the relationships among peer attachment,school belonging,self-esteem and sexual adaptation in high school students,and to explore the mediating role of school belonging and self-esteem in the rela-tionship between peer attachment and sexual adaptation.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1492 high school students using the Adolescent Peer Attachment Scale,the Sexual Adjustment Scale,the School Belonging Scale and the Self-esteem Scale as measurement tools,with a convenience sampling method.The common method bias,correlation be-tween the two variables and the mediating effect were investigated.Results Peer attachment was positively correlated with sexual adaptation,school belonging and self-esteem(all P＜0.01).Sexual adaptation was positively correlated with school be-longing and self-esteem(both P＜0.01).There was a positive correlation between school belonging and self-esteem(both P＜0.01).School belonging and self-esteem mediated peer attachment and sexual adjustment in a chain(95％CI=[0.007 to 0.018],with a significant mediating effect size of 0.013).Conclusions Peer attachment has a positive predictive effect on sexual adaptation.Peer attachment predicts sexual adaptability in high school students through the mediating role of school belonging and self-esteem,and can also indirectly predict high school students'sexual adaptability through the chain mediat-ing role of school belonging and self-esteem.
Senior high school studentPeer at-tachmentSexual adaptationSchool belongingSelf-respect
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NSTL
万方数据
维普
